diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorRenderer.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorRenderer.java
index 3b376464f..1fe5f710b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorRenderer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.optics.mirror;
 
+import static net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.BeaconTileEntityRenderer.TEXTURE_BEACON_BEAM;
+
+import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
+
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.IVertexBuilder;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
@@ -20,36 +24,32 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Matrix3f;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Matrix4f;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Vector3f;
 
-import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
-
-import static net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.BeaconTileEntityRenderer.TEXTURE_BEACON_BEAM;
-
 @ParametersAreNonnullByDefault
 public class MirrorRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 	public MirrorRenderer(TileEntityRendererDispatcher dispatcher) {
 		super(dispatcher);
 	}
 
-	private static void renderBeam(MatrixStack ms, IVertexBuilder builder, float[] colors, double segemntLength, double length, float p_228840_8_, float p_228840_9_, float p_228840_10_, float p_228840_11_, float p_228840_12_, float p_228840_13_, float p_228840_14_, float p_228840_15_, float p_228840_16_, float p_228840_17_, float p_228840_18_, float p_228840_19_) {
+	private static void renderBeam(MatrixStack ms, IVertexBuilder builder, float[] colors, float alpha, double segemntLength, double length, float p_228840_8_, float p_228840_9_, float p_228840_10_, float p_228840_11_, float p_228840_12_, float p_228840_13_, float p_228840_14_, float p_228840_15_, float p_228840_16_, float p_228840_17_, float p_228840_18_, float p_228840_19_) {
 		MatrixStack.Entry matrixstack$entry = ms.peek();
 		Matrix4f model = matrixstack$entry.getModel();
 		Matrix3f normal = matrixstack$entry.getNormal();
-		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, segemntLength, length, p_228840_8_, p_228840_9_, p_228840_10_, p_228840_11_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
-		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, segemntLength, length, p_228840_14_, p_228840_15_, p_228840_12_, p_228840_13_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
-		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, segemntLength, length, p_228840_10_, p_228840_11_, p_228840_14_, p_228840_15_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
-		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, segemntLength, length, p_228840_12_, p_228840_13_, p_228840_8_, p_228840_9_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
+		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, segemntLength, length, p_228840_8_, p_228840_9_, p_228840_10_, p_228840_11_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
+		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, segemntLength, length, p_228840_14_, p_228840_15_, p_228840_12_, p_228840_13_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
+		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, segemntLength, length, p_228840_10_, p_228840_11_, p_228840_14_, p_228840_15_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
+		putVertices(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, segemntLength, length, p_228840_12_, p_228840_13_, p_228840_8_, p_228840_9_, p_228840_16_, p_228840_17_, p_228840_18_, p_228840_19_);
 	}
 
-	private static void putVertices(Matrix4f model, Matrix3f normal, IVertexBuilder builder, float[] colors, double segemntLength, double length, float p_228839_9_, float p_228839_10_, float p_228839_11_, float p_228839_12_, float p_228839_13_, float p_228839_14_, float p_228839_15_, float p_228839_16_) {
-		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, (float) length, p_228839_9_, p_228839_10_, p_228839_14_, p_228839_15_);
-		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, (float) segemntLength, p_228839_9_, p_228839_10_, p_228839_14_, p_228839_16_);
-		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, (float) segemntLength, p_228839_11_, p_228839_12_, p_228839_13_, p_228839_16_);
-		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, (float) length, p_228839_11_, p_228839_12_, p_228839_13_, p_228839_15_);
+	private static void putVertices(Matrix4f model, Matrix3f normal, IVertexBuilder builder, float[] colors, float alpha, double segemntLength, double length, float p_228839_9_, float p_228839_10_, float p_228839_11_, float p_228839_12_, float p_228839_13_, float p_228839_14_, float p_228839_15_, float p_228839_16_) {
+		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, (float) length, p_228839_9_, p_228839_10_, p_228839_14_, p_228839_15_);
+		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, (float) segemntLength, p_228839_9_, p_228839_10_, p_228839_14_, p_228839_16_);
+		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, (float) segemntLength, p_228839_11_, p_228839_12_, p_228839_13_, p_228839_16_);
+		putVertex(model, normal, builder, colors, alpha, (float) length, p_228839_11_, p_228839_12_, p_228839_13_, p_228839_15_);
 	}
 
-	private static void putVertex(Matrix4f model, Matrix3f normal, IVertexBuilder builder, float[] colors, float vertexY, float vertexX, float vertexZ, float textureX, float textureY) {
+	private static void putVertex(Matrix4f model, Matrix3f normal, IVertexBuilder builder, float[] colors, float alpha, float vertexY, float vertexX, float vertexZ, float textureX, float textureY) {
 		builder.vertex(model, vertexX, vertexY, vertexZ)
-				.color(colors[0], colors[1], colors[2], 1f)
+				.color(colors[0], colors[1], colors[2], alpha)
 				.texture(textureX, textureY)
 				.overlay(OverlayTexture.DEFAULT_UV)
 				.light(15728880)
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ public class MirrorRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 							  int light, int overlay) {
 
 		// if (FastRenderDispatcher.available(te.getWorld())) return;
-
-		super.renderSafe(te, partialTicks, ms, buffer, light, overlay);
 		MirrorTileEntity mirrorTe = (MirrorTileEntity) te;
 
 		renderMirror(mirrorTe, partialTicks, ms, buffer, light);
@@ -100,10 +98,13 @@ public class MirrorRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 		ms.multiply(Vector3f.POSITIVE_Y.getDegreesQuaternion(adjustedGameTime * 2.25F - 45.0F));
 		float textureOffset1 = MathHelper.fractionalPart(-adjustedGameTime * 0.2F - (float) MathHelper.floor(-adjustedGameTime * 0.1F)) - 1;
 		float textureOffset2 = (float) beamSegment.getLength() * 2.5f + textureOffset1;
-		renderBeam(ms, buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getBeaconBeam(TEXTURE_BEACON_BEAM, true)), beamSegment.colors,
+		renderBeam(ms, buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getBeaconBeam(TEXTURE_BEACON_BEAM, false)), beamSegment.colors, 1F,
 				prevLength, totalLength, 0F, 0.2F, .2F, 0F, -.2f,
 				0f, 0f, -.2f, 0f, 1f, textureOffset2, textureOffset1);
 		ms.pop();
+		renderBeam(ms, buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getBeaconBeam(TEXTURE_BEACON_BEAM, true)), beamSegment.colors, 0.125F,
+				prevLength, totalLength, 0F, -.25f, .25f, -.25f, -.25f,
+				.25f, .25f, .25f, 0.0F, 1.0F, textureOffset2, textureOffset1);
 		ms.pop();
 		ms.pop();
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorTileEntity.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorTileEntity.java
index 036dbc00d..2d4e368f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/optics/mirror/MirrorTileEntity.java
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ import net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.BeaconTileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Vector3d;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
@@ -144,4 +147,15 @@ public class MirrorTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity implements ILightHandler
 	private Direction.Axis getAxis() {
 		return getBlockState().get(BlockStateProperties.AXIS);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+		return INFINITE_EXTENT_AABB;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	public double getMaxRenderDistanceSquared() {
+		return 256.0D;
+	}
 }